Local people have until 26 October 2015 to give their views on proposed changes to Council Tax Support provided by Borough of Poole from 2016/17. Every household in Poole has to pay Council Tax, but some people can apply for Council Tax Support – a reduction to their bill which is means tested. The current…
Dorset Police and Crime Commissioner, Martyn Underhill has officially appointed a deputy PCC following support from the Police and Crime Panel at today’s hearing in Dorchester.
Phlebotomists at the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch NHS Foundation Trust now provide a blood taking service closer to even more patient’s homes. Community clinics are now available in 10 locations in the local area including Bearwood, Moordown, The Village and Strouden for patients who are already registered with the practices. They also now provide five…
The President of Imperial College Union, in London, Lucinda Sandon-Allum, was the guest speaker at Talbot Heath’s annual Speech Day this year. The former pupil, who left in 2010, gave an inspirational address at the close of the awards ceremony about women and leadership, and focused on getting more young women into the exciting field…
Bournemouth Hospital Charity and Macmillan Caring Locally have teamed up for a second year of ‘Light up the Prom’, to remember or celebrate loved ones on Friday 23 October.
Poole Bridge will close for one week from Monday 21 September to enable pre-planned, essential maintenance to be carried out. The bridge will be closed to all road traffic, including cyclists and pedestrians, from 7am. During the closure, the Twin Sails Bridge will be operating as normal and there will be no significant disruption to…
Since it went live a year ago, Bournemouth’s free WiFi service has seen 116,272 users login to the network, with activity peaking this August with 19,000 users. During the Air Festival the network was used by more than 4,000 people. User data collected shows that 58 per cent of users speak English as their first…
Verwood Freeman, Mrs Pam Reeks BEM, and Mr Ron Reeks celebrated their diamond wedding at a tea party in the Verwood Heathland Heritage Centre on Friday.
Bournemouth’s parks and open spaces have been recognised by judges from the South and South East in Bloom once again this year. It has been a record breaking year for the town with the award of 12 golds and four silver gilts as well as winning the town award for the best in Dorset and…
Not only did Wimborne scoop gold medal in the Small Town category for the second year running, but Redcotts Recreation Ground was entered for the first time in the Regional Park Competition and came away with a silver gilt award.
